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December 2, 2009
ICM will receive a $25 million grant from the Department of Energy. This project will modify an existing corn-ethanol facility to produce cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass and energy sorghum using biochemical conversion processes.
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January 30, 2008
COLWICH, KS ICM, Inc. announced it was among four small-scale biorefinery projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to lead biomass-to-ethanol research efforts by utilizing numerous feedstocks and performing innovative conversion technologies to subsequently deliver online full-size, commercial-scale biorefineries. The DOE will invest up to $114 million over four years in the biorefinery projects with the goal of making cellulosic ethanol cost-competitive in five years. Other funding recipients include: Lignol Innovations, Inc.; Pacific Ethanol, Inc.; and Stora Enso, North America.
Headquartered in Colwich, KS, ICM Inc. will utilize various feedstocks including corn fiber, switchgrass, corn stover, and sorghum, integrating biochemical processing and demonstrating energy recycling within the biorefinery. ICM's proposed plant location in St. Joseph, MO, is uniquely positioned to fulfill the DOE project requirements in a cost-efficient manner. Early plans call for a pilot-scale biorefinery to be constructed adjacent to an existing 50 million gallon per year ethanol facility. Much of the necessary infrastructure (road, rail, water, electrical, utility, and wastewater treatment) already exists, eliminating significant capital expense in this project.
ICM's commitment to the growth of the renewable fuels industry is demonstrated by the strong synergistic partnerships it has formed with academic institutions, government, and the private sector to help the nation to achieve an environmentally-friendly and more secure energy future through the cost-effective production of lignocellulosic ethanol. ICM, Inc. is proud to recognize collaborators in this effort, including Ceres, Inc.; Edenspace Systems Corporation; South Dakota State University; AGCO Corporation; DOE-National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); USDA-ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR); Novozymes; VeraSun Energy Corporation; and SunEthanol, Inc.
ICM, Inc. is home to more than 750 employees who work together to engineer, build, and support the global biofuels industry's most efficient ethanol plants. ICM is the industry's leading technology provider; their patented process technology is behind more than 3.8 billion gallons of North America's annual ethanol production.
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